Improved stopper for bottles



UNITED STATES FREDERICK'MILLER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Y IMPROVED STOPPER FOR BOTTLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,356, dated August21, 1866.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FREDERICK MTLLEE, of Newark, in the county ot' Essexand State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Stopper forBottles; and'l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part ot this specification, in which- Figures 1 and 2are side views of my invention applied to a bottle; Fig. 3, a verticalcentral section of the saine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved stopper for bottles,whereby the use ot' corks and the laborof wiring the same are avoided.The invention is more especially designed for bottles for holdingsoda-water, porter, and other liquids impregnated with carbonic-acidgas, and which require io be uncorked expeditiously, in consequence oftheir contents being sold over a counter for immediate use.

A represents the neck ot' a bottle; B, the mouth or nozzle, and a theshoulder formed bythe increased diameter of the mouth or nozzle over theneck. C represents a metallic band. which is fitted around the neck ofthe bottle directly below the shoulder a, and has two lips, b b,attached to or formed on it at opposite points, which pass through thelower ends of rods or metal straps c c to form a jointconnection, theupper ends of the latter being connected to a semispherical cap, D,within which an india-rubber packing, E, is secured by a rivet, d, and ametal washer, e, of concave4 forni, as shown clearly in Fig. 3.

The rods or straps c c are of such a length that when adjusted or shovedupward in a .vertical position or longitudinally with the neck A thepacking E will be over the mouth or nozzle ot' the bott-le andeffectually close or seal the same, t-he elasticity of the packingcausing it to, press snugly down on the top of the mouth or nozzle, atthe same time admitting ofthe packing being shoved ofi' from the mouthor nozzle (see Fig. 1) by pressing against the rods or straps c c.

By this simple device it will be seen that the use of corks and thelabor of wiring the same are avoided. The stopper will lastindetinitely, and may be construct-ed and applied to bottles at a smallcost.

1 claim as new and desire to secure by Let.-l ters Patent- Abottle-stopper composed of a metal cap or socket, l), containing apacking, E, of india-rubber or other suitable elastic and waterproofmaterial, and connected by metal rods or strapse c to a metal band, C,around the neck of the bottle, the rods or straps being attached to theband by a joint-connection to admit of the packing being pressed orshoved over and oh" from the mouth or nozzle ot the bottle,substantially as shown and described.

FREDERICK MILLER.

Witnesses:

LAzAnUs LoEE, JACOB SCHMID.

